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10-26-2009, 02:40 AM
Link (http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=135015521)
Linda Gail Day Varnum, 71, of Georgetown, Tex., and formerly of Los Angeles, CA, departed her earthly bonds on October 23, 2009. Her husband was at her side as she slipped peacefully away. She was assisted by both the outpatient and inpatient staff of the Lighthouse Hospice.
Linda was born in Los Angeles, California, August 12, 1938. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Roy and Sylvia Brickner and her daughter, Lorraine Gutman. Linda is survived by her husband, L. Steve Varnum; her daughter, Heidi Gutman of New York City; and her sister, Nancy Riley, of Oceanside, California. She also leaves a host of friends throughout the United States and the world. She was a very successful television director under her professional name, Linda Day.
Linda was the first woman to receive steady employment as a TV director. To her credit are more than 50 different series and 350 episodes including Married with Children (for which she did the pilot and continued for more than two years), Archie Bunker's Place, Dallas, Kate & Allie, Mad About You, Who's the Boss?, and Clueless. During the 1980's and part of the 1990's, Linda was one of the top 5 television directors currently then working.
Linda was nominated for television's Emmy Award and she received the Humanitas (Paul Newman) Award. She was also recently honored by the Directors Guild of America for paving the way for women in television. She became a member of the Sun City Theater Group and directed several plays there. She was considered an invaluable source to the amateur actors and directors in the play group. She was dearly loved by everyone she touched. Her most recent passion was her husband, Steve, who had been her high school sweetheart. After nearly 50 years, they made contact in 2002 and once again became inseparable.
Although she was diagnosed with leukemia in 2005 and breast cancer this year, Linda and Steve were able to travel extensively and enjoy life to its fullest in everything they did. Wherever they went or whatever they did, Linda rose to the occasion to try it all - they even went zip lining in Hawaii at the age of 70 and 71, respectively. A Celebration of Life memorial will be held in Sun City, Georgetown, Texas, in mid-November.
Linda Gail Day Varnum, 71, of Georgetown, Tex., and formerly of Los Angeles, CA, departed her earthly bonds on October 23, 2009. Her husband was at her side as she slipped peacefully away. She was assisted by both the outpatient and inpatient staff of the Lighthouse Hospice.
Linda was born in Los Angeles, California, August 12, 1938. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Roy and Sylvia Brickner and her daughter, Lorraine Gutman. Linda is survived by her husband, L. Steve Varnum; her daughter, Heidi Gutman of New York City; and her sister, Nancy Riley, of Oceanside, California. She also leaves a host of friends throughout the United States and the world. She was a very successful television director under her professional name, Linda Day.
Linda was the first woman to receive steady employment as a TV director. To her credit are more than 50 different series and 350 episodes including Married with Children (for which she did the pilot and continued for more than two years), Archie Bunker's Place, Dallas, Kate & Allie, Mad About You, Who's the Boss?, and Clueless. During the 1980's and part of the 1990's, Linda was one of the top 5 television directors currently then working.
Linda was nominated for television's Emmy Award and she received the Humanitas (Paul Newman) Award. She was also recently honored by the Directors Guild of America for paving the way for women in television. She became a member of the Sun City Theater Group and directed several plays there. She was considered an invaluable source to the amateur actors and directors in the play group. She was dearly loved by everyone she touched. Her most recent passion was her husband, Steve, who had been her high school sweetheart. After nearly 50 years, they made contact in 2002 and once again became inseparable.
Although she was diagnosed with leukemia in 2005 and breast cancer this year, Linda and Steve were able to travel extensively and enjoy life to its fullest in everything they did. Wherever they went or whatever they did, Linda rose to the occasion to try it all - they even went zip lining in Hawaii at the age of 70 and 71, respectively. A Celebration of Life memorial will be held in Sun City, Georgetown, Texas, in mid-November.